Category: Entertainment

ALBUM ‘Man’s Best Friend’ (2025) Sabrina Carpenter Best Song: “When Did You Get Hot?” Worst Song: “House Tour” Underrated Hit: “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night” Overall: I generally did not like this album. The sound – synths, airy singing, and rhythmic choruses – is something Carpenter has been doing for a decade. And it isn’t her best work. It seems that after the success of “Short & Sweet (2024),” she’s leaning towards a more mature sound with innuendos stacked into bubbly pop. The only two songs that don’t fall into this trap are “When Did You Get Hot?”…

Del Mar Drama is staging Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” this semester, with performances slated to begin Nov. 7. The cast list was posted Sept. 15. The production centers around two Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, as they impersonate the nieces of the elder Florence to receive her large inheritance. The duo’s scheme soon becomes complicated, love triangles and mistaken identities abound, culminating in a chaotic performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” In order of appearance, the cast list is as follows: Natalie Palacios as Meg A graduate of Ray High School in 2021, Palacios studied theater at UTRGV before attending Del…

You’d be surprised by how much music is in Corpus Christi. Don’t think there is? I attended a Sept. 23 concert at Studio B that can prove you wrong. I spent that evening at a show that had a whopping six bands perform at the small venue. These bands came from all over Texas, and sported a wide variety of sounds. Let me tell you about who I saw. UNDONE Hailing from Corpus, only one of two bands on the bill from this city, Undone is a five-piece band that has undergone an evolution. I’ve had the pleasure of being…

Local film festival CC7D screened all submitted films and held an awards ceremony on Aug. 31. All films needed three elements: an unreliable character named some variant of Nick, a source of light as a prop, and the line “I am ready.” BEST SCREENPLAY “Doppelganger” (Body Yell Productions)BEST USE OF PROP “Impossible Possible Mission 2: Finding Love” (Something Awesome Productions)BEST USE OF LINE “In the Ditch” (Acunamatata)BEST USE OF CHARACTER “Something Darker than Dark” (Ratwood Productions)BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR J. Don Luna, “Paper Coffins” (WE3 Productions)BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Ana Ramirez, “Late Night Corpus Christi” (Coastal Boomers)BEST ACTOR Brian Cobos, “On One”…

I’ve been to nearly every music venue here in Corpus Christi, yet I always find myself coming right back to The Artisan. Located at 218 North Chaparral, this quaint bar was the host of an Aug. 30 concert I attended.  If you’ve been looking for a reason to see some live music, or just want something different to listen to, allow me to introduce you to three different bands from three different cities.   AHAVA  Hailing from Corpus Christi, Ahava is a four-piece classic rock (the Led Zeppelin and Doors kind) band that came straight from the ‘70s. They just wear…

ALBUM ‘Tell Me That It’s Over’ (2022) Wallows Best Song: “Marvelous” Worst Song: “Hurts Me” Underrated Hit: “Guitar Romantic Search Adventure” Overall: A standout album from Wallows, “Tell Me That It’s Over” ranks the lowest on streaming for the indie-rock band. The album follows a similar sound to the others by this band, utilizing similar guitars and drums, while also having an interesting effect on vocals to make them sound almost fuzzy. Although the songs are easy to listen to and fun to have playing in the background, some fail to stand out against other songs of the same genre…

Time and date don’t matter: there is always a concert happening somewhere in Corpus. The city boasts a variety of small, intimate venues that provide the perfect outlet for live music and similar crowd-gathering performances. The latest venue in this long line of spaces is The Artisan by GST, or as it’s more commonly known, The Artisan. Located at 218 North Chaparral Street, one block away from Executive Surf Club, the venue consists of a small alley with a stage, complete with trusses. My first time going to The Artisan was on March 21, where I saw numerous Coastal Bend…

Fans of K-Pop from around the Coastal Bend gathered at Emerald Beach Hotel for “Euphoria: A K-Pop Exhibition” hosted by KP Vibes Entertainment in collaboration with the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education. The exhibition featured two rounds of dance plays, a lion dance performance, a performance by the Corpus Christi Taiko Club, and finally, a dance competition. Following those exhibitions, attendees enjoyed a concert featuring performances by Ted Park, Alan Z, and LUC ID. “As a Korean-American, it’s very inspiring and motivating to see Korean music and entertainment being enjoyed worldwide, and being produced in such high…